Rail-anchor.



J. W. ENRIGHT.

RAIL ANCHOR. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 26, 1912.

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WIT/V5885 Mil Mimi? Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

v W. ENRIGHT.

RAIL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED APR.26, 1912.

Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

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invirnn STATES PATENT oFEIcE.

. 'J'OHIN W'OOD ENRIG'HT, F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

Specification of 1l'..etters Patent.

BAI -ANC OR Patented Jan. 1 4,191;i.

Application filed April 26,1912. Serial No. 693,287.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN W. -EI\RIGHT,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Orleans, in the parish ofOrleans and State of Louisiana, have .111- .vented a new and Improved Ra1l-Anchor,

of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

, clamped to a tie by one form of this device;

' 'tion substantially Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, the tie being omitted; Fig. 3 is a transverse secon the line 3-3 of Fig, 2; Fig 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the-invention; and Fig. 5 is a'trans verse section of the same on the line 5-'5 of Fig. 4. y

That form of the invention first referredto comprises a substantially flat base plate 10 adapted to rest upon a cross-tie 11 to which it is adapted to be secured by spikes from the adjacent edge of t 12 passing through holes 13 and into the cross-tie. The plate 10 has secured thereto,

or preferably formed integral therewith, a pair of flanges 14 and 15 which extend upward and toward each other, forming recesses 1 1 and 15 which receive the lateral edges of the base flange 16 of the rail B. When the'base flange 16 is seated in place, one of its edges will be receivedfsnu ly within the space 14* and its opposite e ge will be spaced lateraTly from t e flange 15 by a distance equal to or slightly greater than the extent of inward pro ection of the flange 14, so that in assembling the rail and anchor one edge of the base flange on being slipped wholly within the space 15, the opposite edge may freely pass the flange 14, and subsequently the real may be moved laterally with the base flange into its finalposition, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 5. Not only is the flange 15 s aced laterally l ie base of the rail, but also it is spaced vertically, the in- Wardly projecting portion of the flange.

base.

overlapping the adjacent ed e of the rail The said flange 15 iirthermore is spaced from the rail base more at one end than at the other; in other words, the space is wedge shaped, and into such space is driven a wedge 17 adapted to snugly. fill both the lateral and vertical spaces above mentioned between the rail base\a nd-.the vertical overlapping portions, respectively, of the flange 15. By reason of the iiact that the inwardly projecting part of the flange 15 overlaps the adjacent edge of the base 16'of the rail, the action of the wedge 17 on operating directly between said base edge and the overlapping portion of the flange of the chair against the bottom of said rail base. This result'of the'wedging action is increased in practiceby forming the wedge so that a slight space is left between, the

15 will positively clamp the base plate 10 plate 10 and the lowermost port-ion of the wedge; that is to say, the vertical thickness of the wedge adjacent the vertical portion of the flange 15 is made in practice slightly less than the space into whlch this portion of the wedge is adapted to operate. The wedge, however, snugly filling the space directly between the overlapping portion of the flange and the adjacent edge of the base of'the r'ailinsures that the rail base and the chair plate will be firmly clamped together even though the rail base may become slightly thinner by usage. The wedge 17 is substantially straight though tapered throughout its length, but is formed along an upperedge with-one or more notches 17 into which, after the wedge is driven home, a part or parts of thethin edge 15 of the flange 15 may beswaged by any suitable tool. This expedient insures that the wedge cannot inadvertently become displaced and hence the rail andanchor plate must maintain the relative position in which they are placed. The wedge 17, however, is provided with. a head 17 whereby it may be driven out when it becomes necessary to detach the anchor from the rail.

That form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is substantially identical with that above described with respect to the anchor plate, 1 upwardly and inwardly extending Instead,

' by Letters Patent is:

I and the rail base 1. The herein described rail anchor comprising a plate to receive a rail, said plate having a pair of flanges to embrace the 0pposite edges of the rail base, .one of the flanges receivin its base edge snugly and the other flange being spaced from the adjacent base edge both laterally and vertically, and a wedge driven between the latter flange and snugly fitted into both vertical spaces specified formed with a depression the lateral and said Wedge being on an outer edge and a portion of the cooperating flange being swaged thereinto, for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein described rail anchor comprising a base plate having a pair of opposite integral flanges extending upwardly therefrom and thence inwardly toward each other to embrace the base flange of a rail, one of said flanges receiving one edge of the said .rail base snugly, and the other of said flanges being spaced from the other rail flange edge, both laterally and vertically, said space being tapered both laterally and vertically, a smooth wedge driven snugly within said space, means being provided to cause the said wedge to be interlocked with its cooperating anchor flange, the wedge having a head whereby it may be drivenout of interlocking position, and an integral brace arm extending downwardly from the anchor base and into lateral cooperation with some fixed abutment, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN WOOD ENRIGHT. VVit-nesses:

E. J. ENRIGHT, J. C. HOLLINGSWOR'IH. 

